SKUNK 109 



Pens: — ^At least an acre of ground should be enclosed for each 50 

 skunks, and, even then, there is danger of cannibalism imless there are 

 plenty of separate dens for the females. The fence should be made of 

 poultry netting 1^-inch mesh. The posts should be set in ditches 18 

 inches or more in depth, which should be fiUed with broken stone or 

 concrete. Another plan is to extend the wire netting imderground. 

 The fence should be three or four feet high and have an overhang at 

 the top to keep the animals from climbiag over. 



Skimks breed once a year and produce from 6 to 8 young. They 

 are born in May or Jime, and mature by December. 



